John 17:6 — ExegesisTAB

The verse opens with ephanerosa {Ἐφανέρωσά | Ephanérōsá} ‘I made known, revealed’, the main aorist verb that presents the disclosure as a completed act. The object phrase sou to onoma {σου τὸ ὄνομα | sou to onoma} places the possessive pronoun before the article and noun, stressing that the revealed name belongs to the one addressed. Tois anthropois {τοῖς ἀνθρώποις | tois anthrōpois} marks the human recipients, while the relative clause hous edōkas moi ek tou kosmou {οὓς ἔδωκάς μοι ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου | hous édōkas moi ek tou kosmou} identifies them as the ones given to Jesus and taken out of the world, with ek + genitive signaling separation from the world-order. The next clause soi ēsan k’amoi autous edōkas {σοὶ ἦσαν κἀμοὶ αὐτοὺς ἔδωκας | soi ēsan kamoi autous edōkas} sets up a contrast between prior belonging and decisive transfer: the imperfect ēsan describes an earlier state of possession, while the aorist edōkas marks the giving as a distinct act. The coordinating kai ton logon sou tetērēkan {καὶ τὸν λόγον σου τετήρηκαν | kai ton logon sou tetērēkan} closes the sentence with a perfect tense that presents their keeping as an action with continuing results. The syntax therefore moves in a carefully linked sequence from revelation, to identification of the recipients, to prior ownership, to transfer, and finally to enduring fidelity.